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Chapter 17

The priest man looked at the people. A deep feeling of religiosity surrounded him. It was his flock. They were his g**g . Full of fervor he spoke to them.

--The devil stalks us. The devil fouls our minds with false offerings. We must make the flesh strong. We must strengthen the spirit. We cannot be less than our Lord , who suffered for all of us on his cross, we repay him with blasphemies, desires, filthy sins and deceit.

  I look at the girl.

--Kneel down Margaret. Kneel down and tell us,--he said, which was readily accomplished by the young woman and her sisters .

--Father, I have sinned,--said the teenager, kneeling, then placing her face to the ground.

--Tell us the extent of your sin.

--I went to Spring Rock. A young man smiled at me from the door of the bar and I smiled back.